"So far, I'm really on my way," Trump told CNN after he netted back to back wins in South Carolina and New Hampshire following a close second-place finish in the Iowa caucuses.
Trump's win today gave him a critical burst of momentum heading into Nevada's Republican caucuses on Tuesday.
When asked if a strong opposition inside the party against him would result in a brokered convention in Cleveland, Ohio in July, Trump said he doesn't think "we're going to have a brokered convention. I think it is unlikely."
"I think most of the smart people are saying there's not going to be a convention. Interestingly, the ones who say there's going to be a convention, usually, they are the pundits that have been wrong forever, the ones that have been wrong about me," he said.
Referring to his win in the South Carolina primary, Trump said he was surprised that he won all Congressional districts, despite rivals launching blistering ad campaigns against him.
"I will say that I am surprised. There are seven and I won all seven. And therefore, I got every delegate. Every single delegate, which is sort of unheard of," Trump told MSNBC.
"As a candidate, I will bring over many, many Democrats. We're going to bring over a lot of Democrats. We're going to bring over a lot of independents. Nobody else will. In all fairness, the other candidates, they will never bring over independents," he said.
"We're going to bring over tremendous numbers. We're going to bring over youth. Bernie's not going to make it, in my opinion. And I never thought he would. Hillary won't make it. Frankly, if she gets indicted, that's the only way she is going to be stopped," he said.
"I'm going to win. I'm going to win places like Michigan that the Republicans can't even think of," he claimed.
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